The dataset given in this package has been produced for the hydrogeologic models 
presented in the manuscript with the title 
"Finite element modeling of diffusion in fractured porous media 
by using hierarchical material properties"

The authors:

G. D. Beskardes (1), C. J. Weiss (1,4), K. L. Kuhlman (2), and K. W. Chang (3)

(1) Geophysics Dept., Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA
(2) Applied Systems Analysis & Research, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA
(3) Geosciences Engineering Dept., Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, USA
(4) University of New Mexico, Dept. of Earth and Planetary Sciences Albuquerque, NM, USA


The data files are in the ".vtk" file format and include the time-domain solutions. 
The files with the name "phi_edge*.vtk" and "q_edge*.vtk" include the hydraulic head and the velocity solutions, respectively.

The model parameters of the models can be found in the manuscript. 


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Sandia's Laboratory Directed Research and Development program funded this work. Sandia National Laboratories is a multimission laboratory managed and operated by National Technology and Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLC., a wholly owned subsidiary of Honeywell International, Inc., for the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration under contract DE-NA-0003525. This paper describes objective technical results and analysis. Any subjective views or opinions that might be expressed in the paper do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Department of Energy or the United States Government. 

